RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Fayette County >> Factory Hill >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Factory Hill.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Factory Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Factory Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Factory Hill:
    • 39.966186, -79.603650<1>
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Factory Hill
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Factory Hill is near Westmoreland County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Factory Hill

Communities Also Named Factory Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Factory Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Factory Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Factory Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Factory Hill, Suffolk City
      • This Factory Hill is located in Suffolk City and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Factory Hill that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Factory Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Factory Hill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Crossland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crossland is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
  • Furnace Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Furnace Hill is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
  • Graham Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham Crossing is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Crossing
  • Hardy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hardy Hill is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
  • Indian Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Irishtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Irishtown is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • Little Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Summit is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
  • Monarch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Monarch is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Mount Independence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Independence is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
  • Poplar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Grove is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Reservoir Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Reservoir Hill is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
  • Rogerstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogerstown is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
  • Trotter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Trotter is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter

How Far From Factory Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Factory Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Factory Hill and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Factory Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Factory Hill:
     Decimal: 39.96618, -79.603650
     DDMMSS: 39° 57' 58", -79° 36' 13"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Factory Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Factory Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Factory Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9662, Longitude: -79.6037       In this case, the coordinates for Factory Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.37 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.285 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.422 degrees.